Quote Originally Posted by Wheeze View Post
Anthony, I posted the comment verbatim from what was on FaceAche, not because of what it said directly but merely to illustrate the point that all is not a bed of roses in the EU. And the simmering discontent was what made the whole issue of the referendum bubble to the surface of own political scenario. Since then, we've become self absorbed in the whole process. Sometimes, one needs to look outside of the window and remember what brought us to this situation in the first place.
It is a truism that there is bad stuff going on in every country. I voted Remain largely from a gut feeling that, when a load of people (or countries) have problems, it is better to help each other solve the problems than just point fingers at each other. Obviously it is debatable whether the institution of the EU is the best vehicle for such cooperation, but it is what we've got and I would just have preferred us to be carrying on trying to improve it from inside.